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Whistleblower Program
178 published works
Workforce Bulletin
Back in the Saddle: SEC’s Whistleblower Program Is in Full Swing Under the Biden Administration
By Gregory (Greg) Keating, Francesco (Fran) A. DeLuca
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Whistleblower Program under the Biden administration has picked up where it left off under President Obama, aggressively enforcing Rule 21F-17(a) against employers whose policies may…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
SEC Whistleblower Chief Jane Norberg to Leave, Agency Announces
By Lloyd B. Chinn, Pinchos Goldberg
The SEC announced on April 8, 2021 the departure of Jane Norberg, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower. Ms. Norberg had been with the Office nearly since its…
SALT Shaker
Ides of March: Maryland lawmakers propose tax whistleblower program
By Jeffrey Friedman, Eversheds Sutherland SALT
A pair of recently-introduced Maryland bills would create a whistleblower program within the Maryland Comptroller’s office and possibly result in a headache for many taxpayers. The proposed whistleblower bills appear…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
Whistleblower Attorney Challenges SEC Final Rule Changing Its Whistleblower Program
By Lloyd B. Chinn, Pinchos Goldberg, Scott Tan
On January 13, 2021, a New York whistleblower attorney filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging a recent final rule adopted by the…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Orrick Discusses SEC’s Recent Whistleblower Program Amendments
By Mike Delikat, Renee B. Phillips, Michael Disotell
On January 13, 2021, prominent whistleblower attorney and a principal architect of the Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower program, Jordan A. Thomas, filed a complaint against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”)…
The D&O Diary
SEC Awards Largest-Ever Whistleblower Bounty of $114 Million
It was only this past June when the SEC made what was at the time the largest ever whistleblower award -- $50 million – to a single individual. As it…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
SEC Amends Whistleblower Program Rules
By Steven J. Pearlman, Pinchos Goldberg, Scott Tan
On September 23, 2020, by a vote of 3 to 2, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the adoption of a final rule implementing several changes to its whistleblower…
Corporate Governance & Internal Investigations Advisor
SEC Adopts Amendments to Whistleblower Program Rules
By Joseph C. Toris, Alyssa M. Toft
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to adopt numerous amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program. See https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-219 The whistleblower program serves as a significant tool for the…
IPO, Then What?
SEC Amends Whistleblower Rules
By John Murray
On September 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in a 3-2 vote, approved several significant amendments to, and interpretive guidance on, the rules governing its whistleblower program. Most controversially, the…
SEC Actions
The New SEC Whistleblower Rules: Improving A Successful Program or Undermining It? (Part I)
This is the first of two posts which will review the new amendments to the SEC’s whistleblower rules. This post reviews the background and the proposed amendments to the rule.…